Basic Certificates in Human/Medical Genetics

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 5% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Human/Medical Genetics Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 20 people earned their basic certificate in human/medical genetics. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in human/medical genetics at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	215
Doctor’s Degree	87
Graduate Certificate	43
Basic Certificate	20
Bachelor’s Degree	1

Earnings of Human/Medical Genetics Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in human/medical genetics. About 70.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	6
Women	14

The racial-ethnic distribution of human/medical genetics basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to human/medical genetics that offer basic certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Genome Sciences	24

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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